Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team included 35 athletes, 24 men and 11 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 20 medals, including 12 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Archery Men's FITA Round openJohn van der Starre (backstroke)Cees Broekman (breaststroke)Piet Makkes (freestyle) Swimming Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open Swimming Men's 50 m Backstroke special class Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle special class Swimming Women's 25 m Backstroke class 1 completeJanneke Minholtz (backstroke)Wil Verschoor (Breaststroke)Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle) Swimming Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay open Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke class 4 incomplete Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke special class Swimming Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle special class Table tennis Men's Singles A1 Table tennis Women's Singles A1 Archery Men's Albion Round open Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke special class Swimming Women's 50 m Breaststroke class 3 incomplete Table tennis Men's Doubles A1 Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle special class Swimming Women's 25 m Breaststroke class 2 incomplete Swimming Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle class 4 incomplete Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl
See also Netherlands at the Paralympics Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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